Van Andel Set to Open

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:46:22 +0000

Van Andel Institute will formally open its $178 million Phase II research-education project, an expansion of its Grand Rapids, MI facility that will nearly triple its laboratory space, allowing it to expand its research and more than triple its staff. The institute will mark the project’s completion with a Dec. 8 ribbon-cutting. Van Andel will use the eight-story, 240,000-square-foot Phase II facility to house expanded research teams.

The long-anticipated project was first announced in 2005 and took two years to build — but was completed two months ahead of schedule and under budget by a joint venture of Hunt Construction Group and Owen-Ames-Kimball. Ritsema Associates walked onto the project to install the flooring and paint in the Spring of 2009, completing the final touches shortly before the grand opening in December 2009.

Van Andel Phase II is designed to meet the standards of the US Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design program of the US Green Building Council.

Welcome to Ritsema’s new blog

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:53:34 +0000

In the competitive construction market, the people at Ritsema understand the demands of being able to effectively communicate with clients and our own employee family. Our new site will continuously change keeping our contacts up to date utilizing our new planroom, blog and project portfolio. Ritsema team members will also be able to log in to receive information from our office, to theirs!